Definition of "oculomotor" [oc•u•lo•mo•tor]

• Of or relating to movements of the eyeball: an oculomotor muscle. (adjective)
• Of or relating to the oculomotor nerve. (adjective)

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• "Instead, the auditory nerve receptor lies quite close to something called the oculomotor nerve nucleus."
• "The superior division of the oculomotor is the highest of these; beneath this lies the nasociliary branch of the ophthalmic; then the inferior division of the oculomotor; and the abducent lowest of all."
• "And there are glimpses of Bryan as he struggles with oculomotor nerve palsy and must do daily eye exercises."